The Man Who Sold Himself

Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take full advantage of the muck, he strings out his revelations in a series of perjorative, damning articles on the man. The result of this campaign turns out to be much worse than simply ruining the hotel owner's reputation.

• Josef von BákyDirector
• Georg HaentzschelOriginal Music Composer
• Erich KubyWriter

• Hildegard KnefMartina Schilling
• Hansjörg FelmyNiko Jost
• Antje WeisgerberMrs. Sending
• Kurt EhrhardtCarl Sending
• Katharina MatzEva Jost
• Ernst SchröderMünchmann
• Fritz TillmannDr. Schilling
• Charles BrauerCast
• Ruth GrossiLo Hermann
• Hans PaetschSteinmaker
• Walter GrütersMinister Ploesch
• Hans LeibeltBürgermeister